I'm not against most/any of this, but don't see why NJD does this. They already have Gelinas, Merrill, etc. so Marincin is redundant and don't see why they'd move Larsson for our 1st when they're trying to get out of the bottom of the standings, have no 1st rounder, and Larsson is one of their only puck movers.

I'm not against bringing Gazdic back, but perhaps we can do better at that spot. I'm not seeing enough retribution being dished out for hits against RNH, Eberle, Hall, etc.

He is not the problem with this team. Orr didn't want any part of him last night and for good reason. IMO the 4th line is doing precisely what they are supposed to do with their limited time on the ice. This myth about retribution doesn't exist anymore, the best way to make a team pay is to beat them on the scoreboard. The moment we start to take control of games is the moment Gazdic's fight card starts to fill up. I actually like the fact that Gazdic is playing his role with some class and does show some skill towards actual hockey. Gazdic is a perfect fit for this club IMO.

He is not the problem with this team. Orr didn't want any part of him last night and for good reason. IMO the 4th line is doing precisely what they are supposed to do with their limited time on the ice. This myth about retribution doesn't exist anymore, the best way to make a team pay is to beat them on the scoreboard. The moment we start to take control of games is the moment Gazdic's fight card starts to fill up. I actually like the fact that Gazdic is playing his role with some class and does show some skill towards actual hockey. Gazdic is a perfect fit for this club IMO.

If Gazdic isn't going to grab Franson and lay a beating on him at the first opportunity, he's not doing his one job and is therefore useless.

We made a really stupid mistake in letting Lowe hire his best bud rather than hiring Burke. Not that Mac T is bad, but we don't have time to screw around while our rookie GM and coaching staff try to find their way.

The Leafs don't have a stud d-man per se and aren't the biggest team either and are no.1 in the East ... there's no reason he couldn't have built something similar here.

No established stud d-man is going to come here. Most have NTCs, why would they waive to come play for a bottom rung team in a non-glamour market?

The sheen of playing with our "young guns" is losing its luster too as we haven't done anything in terms of winning.

Honestly, someone like Mark Fraser who plays boring, gritty hockey would do wonders and could be had for cheap. Someone who can fight, win the battles on the boards, get the puck out of their zone safely, block shots, hit, etc etc.

We made a really stupid mistake in letting Lowe hire his best bud rather than hiring Burke. Not that Mac T is bad, but we don't have time to screw around while our rookie GM and coaching staff try to find their way.

The Leafs don't have a stud d-man per se and aren't the biggest team either and are no.1 in the East ... there's no reason he couldn't have built something similar here.

This guy knows how to build at bare minimum a competitive squad.

The only mistake we made was choosing to affiliate ourselves with such a pathetically ran, elitist organization. Nothing will change under Katz because of his aggressive hard-on and pathetic effort to nuzzle his way into the 1980s glory dayz by keeping Kevin Lowe as his puppy until the end of time.

And anybody who says Burke couldn't pull this team out from the *******, don't waste your time. There's a reason the Leafs are where they are now, Vancouver, Anaheim, it's a pretty simple pattern - and Calgary will soon be above us too.